Making Rustic Furniture

The Tradition, Spirit, and Technique With Dozens of Project Ideas

“Hundreds of both color and black-and-white photographs display the rich traditions and the vast stylistic range of past and contemporary rustic furniture.”—Popular Woodworking. “It’s hard to imagine anyone not being captivated by this exuberant, well-researched, handsome, and copiously illustrated book.”—Woodwork.

“With no previous woodworking experience and a few basic hand tools, anyone can make rustic furniture for the cost of a few nails, a walk in the woods, and this book. Hundreds of both color and black-and-white photographs display the rich traditions and the vast stylistic range of past and contemporary rustic furniture.”—Popular Woodworking. “Highly recommended.”—Fine Tool Journal.

Baker & TaylorDiscusses the tradition of country-style wooden furniture, and describes the materials and techniques used in nailed stick, split wood mosaic, and mortise and tenon projects